Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must destigmatizse girls’ and womens’ health, including menstrual hygiene and pregnancy. Men and boys must be engaged in order to become informed allies and promote inclusivity and equality. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must confront toxic masculinity and consistently check our own impulses to subconsciously reinforce patriarchal attitudes, such as the impulse to assign greater importance to male voices and opinions. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must be positive and reinforce the message that women and girls enjoy equal protection under the Constitution and all the laws. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must reinforce these programmes in our homes by teaching both boys and girls non-violent methods of resolving conflict. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Creating, funding and scaling up programmes that establish zero tolerance for gender-based violence. That means implementing these programmes in workplaces, online and confronting all forms of GBV wherever we encounter them. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must emphasise, in word and in deed, that women and girls are not property. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

One of the most important interventions we can make is to confront and change harmful gender norms that perpetuate gender inequality at home, at work and in public. We must be consistent in our messaging that women and girls are equal to men and boys. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

It is us men who must agree that we are going to sacrifice the privileges that we have enjoyed. We must agree that women must be moved to the front. There must be greater focus on the economic & social empowerment of women, ensuring that they have a greater stake in the economy. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must lead the campaign to eradicate our communities of gender based violence and femicide, in a principled way, guided by the National Democratic Revolution, which dictates that we must build a non-sexist society. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We must take the fight up as men &talk to other men. We know the perpetrators and we keep quiet. Silence about gender-based violence is one of the greatest factors that enable this crime. All too often, we know our comrade, friend or relative is a perpetrator, but we keep quiet. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

As men, we must stand us and declare that we are going to bring an end to #GBVF. It is us who violate the women of our country; it is us who abuse, rape and kill women through toxic masculinity. It is us who have the power to end this scourge. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We need to go back to a culture of community to defeat these pandemics. Men need to stand up and work in partnership with the women in our country in combating gender-based violence and femicide through confronting patriarchal norms and attitudes. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

However, effective laws and more policing will not be enough on their own. We need all of society to work together to eliminate gender-based violence and femicide. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

It is a tragedy that such laws are necessary, but government is adamant that we will do everything in our power to deal with gender-based violence and femicide. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill and Criminal and related Matters Amendment Bill aim among other things, to tighten bail conditions for alleged perpetrators and provide for harsher minimum sentences. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The Domestic Violence Amendment Bill which, among other things, facilitates the obtaining of protection orders and makes the consequences of contravening a protection order much harsher. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

I would like to honour Cde Hishaam Mohamed. He dedicated his life in defence of the poor, with particular focus on women. He was actively involved with the laws that we introduced to Parliament including the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

I would like to honour Cde Hishaam Mohamed. He dedicated his life in defence of the poor, with particular focus on women. He was actively involved with the laws that we introduced to Parliament including the Domestic Violence Bill. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Every nation has to deal with the scourge of #GBVF and plot its own progress. We have been making progress. We have a civil society of women's formations who have stood up to raise the level of consciousness across the nation. We will keep improving #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We are in the process of strengthening our criminal justice system to deal more effectively with gender-based violence & femicide by employing more personnel, providing better training and resources for police, court officials &medico-legal staff who have to deal with such cases. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Whilst GBVF is a societal challenge, which requires a whole-of-society response, we must put in place an effective legal system that protects victims and survivors and allows for appropriate sentencing of perpetrators. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The 2019/ 20 crime statistics released by the Minister of Police indicate that violence against women and children continue to increase. It is clear that we need to do much more and better to effectively deal with gender-based violence and femicide. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Let us fold our sleeves and wage a war against all these pandemics. The women of our country feel unsafe in their homes, at the workplace, at places of worship, in government buildings, in schools. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

I would like us to leave certain legacies where we will say we fought #coronavirus, gender-based violence & femicide, #corruption. We should say we have left a legacy of having eradicated all these pandemics. We must take action that will reposition the lives of our people. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Tonight's webinar includes such a diverse grouping of South Africans - athletes, artists, academics, entrepreneurs, faith based leaders. When we engage in issues that affect the nation we do so collectively. It was a joy to listen to a tavern owner saying they are taking measures — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

I would like to pay tribute to women's organisations, in particular the ANC Women's League, that have led the country in addressing issues of gender based violence and femicide. The #ANCNEC reaffirmed the need to take up the campaign against gender-based violence and femicide. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

I want topay tribute to the women in our country for taking up the struggle against gender-based violence & femicide with commitment and foresight. I want to apologise on behalf of the men in our country for what women go through at the hands of men. #ANCMensDialogue — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

@MyANC is currently hosting a national Men’s Dialogue with civil society to discuss concrete actions towards gender equality & the elimination of gender-based violence in our society. I will be responding to the various inputs shortly. https://t.co/U8Ekab1L0R #ANCMensDialogue https://t.co/AodlAhXBYH — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Today we launch South Africa’s contact tracing mobile app that will help curb the spread of the #coronavirus. The #COVIDAlertSA App is now available to help you #StaySafe while protecting those around you. #PlayYourPart and download the app here: https://t.co/LxCYolzJPA #AlertMe https://t.co/uuKZuPEDbN — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The civil service must be seen as a career destination of choice by those who want to make a difference in the life of their country, and not merely as a comfortable 9-to-5 desk job or a place to earn a salary with minimal effort. https://t.co/IRF3swKzC3 https://t.co/QaiqXsLLPl — PolitiTweet.org